Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 24 min5:10 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:18 am – 4:17 pm
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People1,089 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 22.7303 householdsMedian rent $562 a month7% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate18% of adults are in the labour force, 114 employedMain industries: public administration 41%, professional and business services 33%, construction 18%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, other languages 22%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 14°F20 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month May46 in of snow a year, on about 21 days38 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Manderson 3 Ne station, 3 mi away; rain from Porcupine 11 N; snow from Gordon 6n
Nearby landmarksPorcupine Buttepeak · 8.6 miIron Cloud Springspring · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBuffalo Gap National Grasslandnational grassland · 10.3 mi · 586,971 acresBadlands National Parknational park · 33.2 mi · 111,331 acresWind Cave National Parknational park · 49.8 mi · 33,927 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 14 Nov 201149 mi away, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 16 Jan 201231 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowOglala Lakota County, SD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025287 of 365 days measured78 moderate daysMedian index 43, worst day 85main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Jackson County, SD, 52 mi away
Internet at home27% of households have a broadband subscription14% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone50% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWounded Knee District Schoolserves 280 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Nov 2022: surface water treatment, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,088 ft941 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPine Ridge Indian Health Service Hospital15.1 miPost officeManderson Post Officeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWounded Knee Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeOglala Lakota College14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChadron Municipal Airport CDR42 miUS highwayUS 1812 miTransit1 stop within a mileOglala Sioux TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 57756 ZIP area.
